NCEA Level 1 Design and Visual Communication

Aims

To equip students with creative and critical thinking skills and visual communication techniques that can be applied to a range of design contexts.

Course Content

Students investigate an influential designer's work and incorporate features of their design in developing original product and spatial design concepts. Students express their ideas through a variety of drawing and model making techniques including familiarisation with technical, architectural and engineering drawing conventions, methods of presentation and design software. Students are challenged to apply creative thinking in developing original and eye-catching design outcomes.

Skills

Through studying Design and Visual Communication, students are encouraged to be innovative, creative, and to show initiative.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks are set over the year in the form of design projects. Work for the external standards is collected over the year and sent away for national assessment during Term Four.

Qualification gained

NCEA Level 1 Technology (Design and Visual Communication) - full course completion 18 credits

This subject has links with

Visual Art, Science, Mathematics, Digital Technology, Technology, Photography

Prior knowledge required

Recommended: Year 10 Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technologies, Textiles or Visual Art

Entry into the subject will be considered on an individual basis after consultation with the HoD and the Year Level Dean

Next Step

NCEA Level 2 Design & Visual Communication

~~Note: NCEA Design and Visual Communication Level 1 does not give entry to NCEA Level 2 Visual Art, which is a pre-requisite for entry to Level 3 Visual Art.~~

Achievement Standards

91063 1.30 3 Credit External Produce freehand sketches that communicate design ideas

91064 1.31 3 Credit External Produce instrumental multi-view orthographic drawings that communicate technical features of design ideas

91066 1.33 3 Credit Internal Use rendering techniques to communicate the form of design ideas

91067 1.34 3 Credit Internal Use the work of an influential designer to inform design ideas

91068 1.35 6 Credit Internal Undertake development of design ideas through graphics practice

Course contribution: $115 indicative amount, may be subject to change.

Senior DVC kit (this will be used at NCEA 1, 2 and 3), software and additional specialist drawing and model-making resources.